under no circumstances en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Never ever, not for any reason.
From time to time deputations from the town urged the construction of a more central station, and in November, 1842, the directors announced that a temporary station at the south end of the viaduct would be erected as early as practicable, and the experiment fairly tried, but that under no circumstances would the company consent to the expense of having two passenger stations at Stockport.
1957 September 14, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 618:Under no circumstances should I be responsible for your reckless driving of my vehicle.
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Translations (16)
de unter keinen Umständen (never ever) · es bajo ningún concepto (never ever) · ro în niciun caz (never ever) · nl in geen geval (never ever) · de auf keinsten (never ever) · ru ни при каки́х обстоя́тельствах (never ever) · de auf keinen Fall (never ever) · fi ei missään tapauksessa (never ever) · pl w żadnym wypadku (never ever) · cs za žádných okolností (never ever) · ru ни в ко́ем слу́чае (never ever) · nl onder geen beding (never ever) · de keinesfalls (never ever) · io tote ne (never ever) · cs v žádném případě (never ever) · fr en aucun cas (never ever)